No more scout uniforms for Thai students in new academic year

The Ministry of Education plans to end the requirement for Thai students to wear scout uniforms once a week in the new academic year, to ease the financial burden on parents.

Deputy Education Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said yesterday that he expects an announcement to this effect to be issued by the National Scout Office this month.

According to the Education Ministry’s current rules, there are three scout outfits, namely the full uniform, the gym clothes and casual dress. Management of each school can choose any of the three models to fit in with their circumstances and environments, but with just the scarf as the symbol of scouts.